... methods in identifying the facial nerve trunk.Surface landmarks Intra-operative landmarks Using instruments• Temporomandibular joint • Retromandibular vein • Use nerve stimulator• Mastoid process ... stylomastoid artery as an anatomical landmark to the facial nerve during parotid surgery: a clinico-anatomic studyTahwinder Upile*1,2,3,4, Waseem Jerjes3,4,5, Seyed Ahmad Reza Nouraei2, Sandeep ... bleeding was not from the SMA butusually from superficial veins. In these cases using theSMA as a landmark was less helpful and other landmarkswere used to find the nerve. As any other tool...